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Monday, May 30, 2011

Monday, May 30, 2011

For reasons so obvious I won't even bother trying to explain them, Memorial Day has come to be synonymous with one thing and one thing only.

(Wait. There's also the furniture sales.)

Ok, two things and two things only.

Furniture sales, and this:

Just to clarify, I'm talking about grilling, not fecally suggestive icing puddles.

Yep, all over the country people are celebrating our military heroes by consuming good old-fashioned American hamburgers...

Flattened and with mayo on top, the way our founding fathers intended.

Hot dogs...

You can tell it's a hot dog because it clearly says, "Hat Dog."

...and, of course, whatever these are:

I'm going with "flaming Doritos."

Of course, bakeries know there's more to this holiday than food that looks like the other food you'll be eating today. That's why they also offer more "patriotic" designs; to stress the importance of remembering and honoring the sacrifices of our military.

It's just about dignity. You know?

Or how about a duck? A duck is totally patriotic:

Especially when you write "USA" on the flag so people know what country they're in.

Well, however you choose to celebrate it, may you have a wonderful Memorial Day. And remember: always show pride in your countryby letting your freak flag fly.

I think the hot dog CCC (patooey) has at least three times the frosting as cupcakes. (Scuse me while I wipe drool off the keyboard.) If it was the same frosting to real cake ratio I'd be trying to climb through the screen!! Just never did like cupcakes- I think it's the lack of frosting in the middle that does it for me.

-Barbara Anne

wv: poinglyYesterday's Sweets were poignant but today's Wrecks are more poingly.

I saw the Tbones, right off...but again, I totally see how Flaming Doritos is an option...as for your Duck...could be that it's supposed to be an American EAGLE...but perhaps our baker is in a "fowl" mood? Ugh. propict

Hmm, if they were aiming for an eagle I think someone's got their ornithology mixed up, because they've done an awfully good job of making it look like a deceased duck. Anyway, why would an eagle be green unless it was an ill eagle? I doubt they would be trying to put illegal things on a cake that also had their national flag on it.

What are you talking about? Ducks are the most patriotic thing! I mean, our bird was supposed to be the turkey and they're relatives... ? Also, I think your "flaming Doritos" should have been a T-bone on fire. Someone call the fire department!

This'll probably get me in real trouble, but those flaming Doritos look like nothing so much as symbols of the Sacred Heart. Fellow old Catholics, am I wrong?Except for the one with the 5 flames--that's just going too far!!!

I just lost it when I saw the squashed green parrot with the USA label on it. But what does it mean?--who cares, it cleared my pollen-laden sinuses. (sinuses? sini? Sinai?)Happy Post-Memorial Day--Blondie's Mom

Ok So...Out of all the things that were wreckably wrong, WHY WHY WHY do they have to make the lines on the grill cakes so far a freakin part...THE FLIPPIN HOT DOGS aka blobs of poo, would FALL aka plop RIGHT TROUGH....arggggggg.....Meg

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